Sylkolide

Clean, transparent, skin-warm musk with a fruity-pear quality. Sylkolide is a macrocyclic lactone that smells like freshly laundered sheets left in sunlight with a bowl of ripe pears near by.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Ambrasti i mošusni
- Source
- animal secretion
- Chemical class
- synthetic aroma chemical
Miris
Detaljno
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Fully synthetic — produced via macrolactonization chemistry. No natural source. The manufacturing process involves ring-closure reactions to form the characteristic large-ring lactone structure. Part of the macrocyclic musk family modeled on natural muscone.
- Formula
- C₁₆H₂₈O₃
- CAS
- 676532-44-8
- Botanički naziv
- N/A - synthetic molecule
- Izgled
- White to off-white crystalline powder or liquid
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Trajnost
- > 200 hours
- Sinonimi
- Synthetis musk, musk ketone
Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)
- Tačka ključanja
- 330.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Tačka paljenja
- > 230.00 °F. TCC (> 110.00 °C.)
- Relativna gustina
- 0.93700 to 0.94300 @ 25.00 °C.
U parfemima
Sylkolide is a macrocyclic musk lactone functioning as a transparent, clean base note. Its fruity-pear quality distinguishes it from other macrocyclics. Used in clean, sheer, and contemporary compositions where musk must be present but not assertive. Excellent as a base-note blender — it supports floral, fruity, and woody hearts without competing. Part of the industry shift from polycyclic musks (environmental concerns) to macrocyclic musks (biodegradable, more natural odor).